Summer festival season is once again upon us and we’re kicking it off with The Falls Festival at our very own and very beautiful Marion Bay. In case the timetable is making you dizzy, here are our picks of unmissable acts to make life a little clearer. We've left out a few of the bigger, more self-explanatory acts to give you a bit more of an education on the rest!

Friday, December 30:

Alpine: 12:23 – 1:05pm – Valley

Genre: Healing & EasyListening, Psychedelic, Tropical

Herald from: Melbourne, Australia

Make Up: Phoebe, Lou, Phil, Christian, Ryan and Tim

Sounds Like: Phoenix, Lykke Li and The XX

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The Scientists of Modern Music: 1:25 – 2:15pm – Valley

Genre:Electronica

Herald from: Hobart, Australia

Make Up: Cal Young & Simon McIntosh

Sounds Like: Grafton Primary, Midnight Juggernaughts, Late of the Pier

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Kimbra: 2:35-3:25 – Valley

Genre:whimsical soul pop

Herald from: North Island, NZ

Make Up: Kimbra Johnson

Sounds Like: Janelle Monae, Camille, Nina Simone

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Aloe Blacc: 6:15-7:15 – Valley

Genre: Hip Hop, Soul, Funk

Herald from: Los Angeles, USA

Make Up: Aloe Blacc

Sounds Like: John Legend, Bill Withers

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The Naked and Famous: 7:35-8:25pm – Valley

Genre: Mix of electro pop and indie rock

Herald from: Auckland, NZ

Make Up: Aaron Short, Alisa Xayalith, David Beadle, Jesse Wood, Thom Powers

Sounds Like: Foster the People, Tim and Jean, MGMT

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The Wonderful World of DJ Yoda: 8:40-9:40pm – Valley

Genre: Scratch DJ, tongue-in-cheek mixing style of audio and visual

Herald from: London, UK

Make Up: Duncan Beiny

Sounds Like: Girl Talk, Yacht Club Djs

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Crystal Castles: 12:45-1:45am – Valley

Genre: experimental electronica  

Herald from: Canada

Make Up: Ethan Kath. Alice Glass

Sounds Like: Heartsrevolusion, Kap Bambino

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Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs: 2:05am-2:55am – Valley

Genre: Electro / Powerpop / Techno

Herald from: London, UK

Make Up: Edmund Finnia & Orlando Higginbottom

Sounds Like: SBTRKT, The 2 Bears

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Saturday, December 31

Lanie Lane: 12:10-12:55pm – Field

Genre: blues, roots, jazz, pop, country

Herald from: Sydney, Australia

Make Up: Lanie Lane

Sounds Like: Dorris Day, Berlinist  

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Grouplove: 1.00-1:40 – Valley

Genre: Indie Rock

Herald from: Los Angeles, USA

Make Up: Christian Zucconi, Sean Gadd, Ryan Rabin, Hannah Hooper, Andrew Wessen

Sounds Like: Foster the People, Born Ruffians, Givers 

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CSS: 3:20-4:10pm – Valley

Genre: Rock

Herald from: Brazil

Make Up: Lovefoxxx , Adriano Cintra, Luiza Sá, Ana Rezende, Iracema Trevisan and Carolina Parra.

Sounds Like: Yelle, Copacabana Club  

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Beirut: 2:00-3:00pm – Valley 

Genre: Indie Rock & World Music

Herald from: Santa Fe, New Mexico

Make Up: Zach Condon

Sounds Like: Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver  

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra: 4:00-4:50pm – Field

Genre: Alien beatnik pop music

Herald from: NZ

Make Up: Ruban Nielson

Sounds Like: CANT, Real Estate 

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The Jezabels: 5:40-6:30 – Valley

Metronomy: 7:15-8:15pm – Field

Genre: Electronica, dance

Herald from: Devon, UK

Make Up: Joseph Mount, Anna Prior, Oscar Cash and Gbenga Adelekan

Sounds Like: The Rapture, Digitalism, Late of the Pier 

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Tim Finn: 8:25-9:25 – Valley

Genre: Indie, Folk

Herald from: NZ

Make Up: Tim Finn

Sounds Like: Crowded House, Split Enz 

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Pnau: 12:45-1:45am – Valley

Genre: Electronica, dance

Herald from: Sydney, Australia

Make Up: Peter Mayes and Nick Littlemore

Sounds Like: The Presets, Grafton Primary, Miami Horror 

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By Ally Gibson

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